Cynthiana, KY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Cynthiana, KY Summary

Crime in Cynthiana research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Cynthiana over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Cynthiana:

  • There were 92 total crimes committed in Cynthiana in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,393.9 total crimes per 100K people in Cynthiana.
  • The overall crime rate in Cynthiana is -34.22% below the national average.
  • Cynthiana ranks #177 safest out of 232 cities in Kentucky.
  • Cynthiana ranks #5,741 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Cynthiana Vs Kentucky And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cynthiana is 1,393.9 per 100,000 people. That's -34.22% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -10.82% lower than the Kentucky total crime rate of 1,563.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cynthiana
/ 100k People
Kentucky
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 92 1,393.9 1,563.0 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.1 5.0
Robbery 1 15.2 35.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 121.2 139.5 256.0
Violent Crime 10 151.5 213.1 359.0
Burglary 6 90.9 193.6 229.0
Larceny 68 1,030.3 930.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 121.2 226.2 259.0
Property Crime 82 1,242.4 1,349.9 1,760.0

Cynthiana Crime Compared To Kentucky Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Kentucky.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Cynthiana

10
Violent Crimes
151.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Cynthiana in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cynthiana is 151.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 660.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cynthiana each year. That compares to a 1 in 469.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.80% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.91% lower than the Kentucky violent crime rate of 213.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cynthiana

82
Property Crimes
1,242.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-29.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 82 property crimes in Cynthiana in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cynthiana is 1,242.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cynthiana each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -29.41% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -7.96% lower than the Kentucky property crime rate of 1,349.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cynthiana

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Georgetown, KY 40,037 517 1,291.3 1,168.9 122.4
Paris, KY 10,057 94 934.7 805.4 129.3
Edgewood, KY 8,382 40 477.2 417.6 59.7
Villa Hills, KY 7,616 68 892.9 827.2 65.7
Cold Spring, KY 6,478 128 1,975.9 1,914.2 61.7

Cynthiana SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
8
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